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An inmate who is serving four months for DUI and is serving his time in the pay-to-stay program, stands in the recreation yard at the Seal Beach Detention Center in Seal Beach. Project is a first-ever review of all 26 pay to stay jails...More

An inmate who is serving four months for DUI and is serving his time in the...An inmate who is serving four months for DUI and is serving his time in the pay-to-stay program, stands in the recreation yard at the Seal Beach Detention Center in Seal Beach. Project is a first-ever review of all 26 pay to stay jails in Southern California, where we've found inmates convicted of violent crimes and sex crimes, and repeat offenders. Seal Beach is by far the most lucrative of the programs, and appears to allow the most serious charges. Photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016.LessMore